How to make a complaint
You can make a complaint if you’re:
- a current or former member of AustralianSuper
- an executor or administrator of a deceased member’s estate
- a person with an interest in a member death benefit
- a third-party authorised to act for a complainant
- a party to Family Law proceedings.
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Submitting your complaint via our online form is a great way to help ensure you provide all relevant information, and we can address your complaint as soon as possible.
When making a complaint please describe your issue in as much detail as possible and how you believe it could be resolved.
SUBMIT A COMPLAINTIf you have supporting documents you’d like to provide, you can securely upload them through our secure upload tool. You should be provided with a reference number in your acknowledgement email from us. Including this number with your supporting documents will help us connect the documents to your complaint.
Form instructions
Members
You can verify your details so we can answer specific questions about your account, or manually fill in your details if you're seeking general information.
- Choose ‘Account Question’ or ‘General Question’.
- Log in or enter your personal details.
- Select ‘Formal Complaint’ under Reason for enquiry.
- Choose your ‘Enquiry Topic’.
- Input the details of your complaint.
- Read the Privacy Collection Statement and check the box if you’re happy to proceed.
- Click ‘Send Enquiry’.
Non-Members
- Enter your personal details.
- Select ‘Formal Complaint’ under Reason for enquiry.
- Choose your ‘Enquiry Topic’.
- Input the details of your complaint.
- Read the Privacy Collection Statement and check the box if you’re happy to proceed.
- Click ‘Send Enquiry’.
Employers
- Enter your employer details.
- Select ‘Complaint’ under Reason for enquiry.
- Choose your ‘Enquiry Topic’.
- Input the details of your complaint.
- Read the Privacy Collection Statement and check the box if you’re happy to proceed.
- Click ‘Send Enquiry’.
Important: If you’re not an authorised third-party for the member, we will contact the member regarding your complaint.
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You can also make a complaint via our Contact Centre.
Before making a complaint, please have your member number ready. You can find your member number via the Find my member number tool.
When making a complaint via our Contact Centre, please provide as much information as possible to the consultant, so we can respond to your complaint as soon as practicable.
Australia callers: 1300 300 273
Overseas callers: +61 3 9067 2108
Operating hours: 8am – 8pm AEST/AEDT weekdaysCall wait times may be long during peak periods. If you’re facing a long wait, you may want to consider lodging your complaint via the online form.
Assistance in other languages
If English isn’t your preferred language and you need help making a complaint, you can access Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) at no-extra cost by calling 131 450.
Assistance for hearing and speech impaired members
If you have a hearing or speech impairment and need support lodging your complaint over the phone, you can access the National Relay Service (NRS) at no-extra cost. The NRS provides a range of options including TTY, voice relay, NRS captions, video relay, SMS relay and NRS chat. The NRS is a confidential service. To find out more visit: accesshub.gov.au/about-the-nrs
Assistance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members
Our Contact Centre provides an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specialist service. This service goes to culturally trained colleagues to provide a more knowledgeable and efficient experience. To speak to this team, please choose the option when you call or please tell the person on the phone that you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person.
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You’re welcome to email complaints if you prefer. When submitting your complaint via email, please provide the following information to avoid delays:
- Include the term ‘Complaint’ in the subject line
- Your full name
- Member number (you can also find your member number with our online tool)
- Preferred contact number (including state area code for landline numbers)
- A description of your complaint
It’s important to include the above information, as missing information may mean it takes longer for us to process your complaint. Once you’ve provided all relevant information, please email it to: complaints@australiansuper.com
Important note: Don’t send attachments by email as it is not secure. If you have attachments send your complaint by post or use our secure online upload option.
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Alternatively, you can mail your complaint to us. If you are mailing your complaint in, please bear in mind response timeframes take longer if there are postal delays.
When making a complaint please describe your issue and how it could be resolved.
Please provide:
- Your full name
- Member number
- Preferred contact number (including state area code for landline numbers)
- A description of your complaint
- Supporting documents
Then send your complaint to:
GPO Box 1901
Melbourne VIC 3001
Complaints process
Your complaint will be acknowledged within 24 hours of receipt, or as soon as practicable after that.
We’ll collect information about your complaint from you and also from your member account and other sources within the fund administrator or Trustee Office, or from the insurer for relevant complaints.
The information collected will be analysed and we may request additional details to assist with our investigation of your complaint.
We aim to action all complaints as promptly as possible and within the below complaint response times. If your complaint is very complex and we can’t meet that timeframe, we’ll contact you beforehand to let you know why and keep you informed about our progress on a regular basis.
You can expect us to send a text message to the mobile phone number listed on your account letting you know we are going to call.
Complaint response times
Complaint type | General response times |
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Privacy complaints | 30 calendar days |
Financial advice complaints | 30 calendar days |
Superannuation complaints (except death benefits) | 45 calendar days |
Objections to death benefit distributions | 90 calendar days (starting after the 28 days to submit your objection) |
Escalating complaints
You may be eligible to take your complaint to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) if you are:
- unsatisfied with our response
- unsatisfied with the complaints handling process itself, or
- you did not receive a response within the required timeframe.
AFCA provides fair and independent financial services complaint resolution that is free to consumers.
Complaints related to the handling of personal information
If your complaint relates specifically to the handling of your personal information, you may be able to escalate it to the Office of Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
You can find more information about escalating your complaint in our Complaints Policy.